Derevko's head snapped up, ready to make whoever was stupid enough to call him 'pal' eat their own teeth. Then he spotted it was Jaeger and the scowl deepened, but he didn't go over and kick him in the face.
"Just taking a walk," he said irritably, as if was Jaeger's fault that he couldn't sleep, and his ex-wife sometimes showed up wanting things that didn't make a whole lot of emotional sense.
But then, Derevko had the emotional range of a rabid wolverine on the best of days.
"Nope... no case. I live near here. Don't tell me you two go on dates to Costco, Jaeger? I think I've identified the source of your problems with women."
Derevko sees all and resists little